Chinese investment in nuclear energy, high-speed rail and
North Sea oil will be high on the diplomatic agenda when Chinese
Premier Li Keqiang visits the UK this week, building on what he
has described as an "indispensable partnership" between the two
countries.

Ineos, the chemical group at the centre of last year's
acrimonious dispute at the Grangemouth refinery, has called on
ministers to criminalise trade unions that use intimidation or
bullying tactics.

CO-OP GROUP WOOS MEMBERS BEFORE REFORMS VOTE

Members of the Co-operative Group are being offered
representatives on the board of the troubled chain of
supermarkets, funeral homes and pharmacies in an attempt to win
support for a radical overhaul of the way the debt-laden mutual
is run.

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CENTRICA CHIEF LAIDLAW RULES OUT BG SWITCH

Sam Laidlaw, the boss of Centrica, has ruled himself
out of the running to take the top job at BG Group, the
troubled FTSE 100 energy group.